Ulrik Saltnes

Ulrik Saltnes has spent his entire senior career at Bodø/Glimt, and no one at the club has played more matches for it. He made his senior debut against Alta on 15 April 2012, having come through the youth ranks at hometown club Brønnøysund IL, and never left, and it has made him a fixture in midfield through every era of the club's rise.

The trophies followed once Bodø/Glimt established themselves at the top of Norwegian football: Saltnes has won four Eliteserien titles, in 2020, 2021, 2023 and 2024, having first helped the club up from the second tier with the 1. divisjon title in 2017. He added the Norwegian Cup in the 2025–26 season. A December 2021 draw against Brann stands out individually — he scored in a 2-2 game and picked up the "Banens Beste" award for his performance, then donated 10,000 kroner to Brønnøysund, the club that gave him his start.

Saltnes has taken on the captaincy at Glimt, sharing the armband before becoming sole captain following Patrick Berg's departure in 2021. He represented Norway at Under-18 level but has not been capped by the senior national side, his career built instead around what he has delivered domestically. A contract extension in 2021 tied him to the club for five more years.